§ MR. SEXTONasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether an officer on full pay in the Military Service of the Queen is allowed by the rules of the Service to join in proceedings provoking or tending to violation of the peace; and, whether it is permissible for him to publicly associate himself with other persons in condemning an act of the Government, and taking a side in a political conflict in respect of which he might be called upon to act in the execution of his Military duty?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONI do not think it would be desirable to give a definite reply to a hypothetical Question. I may, however, say generally that officers of Her Majesty's Army are forbidden by the Queen's Regulations to take part in political meetings or Party demonstrations.